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HDD to SSD migration guide

ryane
By ryane
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As titled, looking to upgrade from a HDD to an SSD for a laptop. Read a few articles and guides on how to do this but not sure how to keep my OS after the migration. Also wondering what other complications or things i need to take note of during the process. If possible a complete guide would be highly appreciated as I cant seem to find one on the forum. Thanks!

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I would also like to know

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connect both drives to a normal computer and do a shadow copy

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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connect both drives to a normal computer and do a shadow copy

The HDD is currently my boot drive. Do I need to download the OS or get the activation code before hand?

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The HDD is currently my boot drive. Do I need to download the OS or get the activation code before hand?

you should be fine since its going to use the same parts

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Aren't you not allow to make request here?

Because he had a hard drive.

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I just connected both drives to my desktop and used data migration software to do all the work.

Specs: i7 4790k, r9 280 windforce OC, 8gb hyperx fury 1866 RAM, z97 PC Mate, 256gb mx100, black pearl r4, 2tb WD Red (soon)

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Some SSD vendors provide software like Norton Ghost, where you can create an image of your old HDD and simply deploy it to SSD.

owls are awesome

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